Women & beasts
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What the component colors mean
言
Blue - the main radical the kanji is filed under in dictionaries.
氵
Green - a component that hints at the meaning.
生
Orange - a component that hints at the reading (sound).
?
Grey - another building block, with no clear meaning or sound role.
Example words
威力
power, might
権威
authority
威圧
intimidation, coercion
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姓名
full name
旧姓
maiden name
百姓
peasant, farmer
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微妙
subtle, delicate
巧妙
skillful, clever
絶妙
exquisite, superb
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一人娘
only daughter
看板娘
poster girl (of a shop)
箱入り娘
sheltered daughter
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獲得
acquisition, gain
捕獲
capture, catch
漁獲
fishing catch, haul
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熱狂
wild enthusiasm, frenzy
狂気
madness, insanity
狂う
to go mad; to go wrong
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狩猟
hunting
狩り
hunting; gathering
潮干狩り
shellfish gathering at low tide
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猛烈
fierce, violent
猛獣
fierce animal
猛暑
intense heat
Practice
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